Yap Establishes Manta Ray Sanctuary
KAILUA, KONA, Hawai'i — Manta rays, with an average wing span of 22 feet, are getting their first designated protected area in the western Pacific, around Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia. More 
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| USNS Mercy Visit to Chuuk |
Pacific Partnership 2008 Concludes Final Mission in Micronesia (FSM) - Renovates Schools, Treats More Than 17,000
CHUUK, Federated States of Micronesia (NNS) (September 02, 2008) -- The villagers of Fefan Island gathered around their newly renovated elementary school on Sept. 1 to recognize the hard work of Pacific Partnership 2008. More
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| Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and USVI Governor John de Jongh. At a press conferences on the islands of St. Croix and St. John, Kempthorne awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to the USVI from Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs. |
Secretary Kempthorne Announces Major Grants for Virgin Islands, Joins Gov. de Jongh and Del. Christiansen in Tours of Hospitals, Proposed School Site and Parklands
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (August 21, 2008) – With the conclusion of an official two-day visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today fulfilled his commitment to visit each of the U.S. territories and freely associated states for which he has significant responsibilities.
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| PO2 Carbullido |
Guam Loses Another Son in Afghanistan
(OIA) August 8, 2008 – The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer Second Class Anthony M. Carbullido, 25, of Agat, Guam, died Aug. 8, in Sangatesh, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Naval Hospital Corps School in Great Lakes, Illinois. More
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